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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People defending these teens and there need for that extra one hour really think it will work?

They get done an house later, sports start an hour later, they get home at night to start homework an hour later.  Guess what????  They will go to bed an hour later.

Stop wasting everyone's time.  Stop being a helicopter parent.  High school starts early.  You knew this years ago before your child entered the school.

STOP COMPLAINING!!  You are teaching your kids to be whiny just like you.  How about teaching them to suck it up just like they have to do sometimes because that is life.  [/quote]

Do you have a teenager, and are you familiar with the research about the effect of sleep on teens' school achievement and mental health?[/quote]

I have a 12yr old and a 15yr old and I was once a teen that started HS in PA at 7:10am.  Guess what? I survived and so are my girls, but then again they don't have bedrooms that look like dorms with computers, tv's, iphones, etc..  YOU, the parent, knew the start times of your schools when you purchased your house in MoCo.  So shut the hell up already.  If you don't like it, move to another district or send them to private school but stop expecting tax dollars to get wasted on this prolonged research and then even more in trying to do a change.  There is already so little money going back into the schools.

Many poor kids need to work after school
Coaches deserve to get home before 7pm
Many HS teachers prefer driving in less traffic leaving early and coming home early.

It isn't all about you.  That is the problem with parents these days.  They are so self-absorbed and whiny and now your kids are too.  [/quote]

It's not all about me - but maybe it is all about you. There are several reasons NOT ABOUT ME, not anecdotal, backed by research, that later times make more sense.  Many, many other school districts start later.  Many, many sports meet early in the morning and not after school - so those coaches would benefit.   (swimmers get up before the crack of dawn now - they may actually benefit).  Why is shifting such a problem - I hate the suck it up mentality - if there is a better way - why not do it?  Why rely on tradition to the detriment of the children?[/quote]

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